Well, my first week is almost done and I'm not walking with any limps and I actually feel pretty human today. Coach Matt knows what he's doing! I was sore as hell all last weekend. Saturday was our 2nd running class with Coach Terry. We did some super fun speed work and I think everyone was just shy of throwing up, or maybe it was just me. Great class though. It's nice to have other runners push through it with you. The rest of the weekend was spent recovering at our friends' place in Madison where we were going to hit all the pumpkin farms, but sweet blessed rainstorms intervened and boy do they have a comfy couch.
Monday I was back at it and hit it hard with a 9 mile run. This is the longest distance I've ever run and I can't believe I did it! I've always hated running long distances but maybe it was because I've never even attempted it. At the beginning of the summer, (after a little burnout from a bike trip) I thought I'd dabble in running. My husband's doing the Chicago marathon, so I thought I'd keep him company on his short runs. But it was frustrating trying to keep up or feeling like I was holding him back. He's been great though and encouraged me to sign up for this 1/2 marathon in November with a friend. After I won the TFP triathlete package I was hoping Matt would agree with me that maybe I should wait, but no - he says it should be no problem. Still a little nervous about it, but knowing how to fuel and using the HRM, I think I can actually do it!
To all of you running the marathon on Sunday - Good Luck!!! I'll be out there cheering you on!
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I can't believe you've already done 9 miles. Good for you -are you doing the Hot Chocolate run in the city in a few weekends?
That's one thing about Matt, he'll never turn down an opportunity to put you through more pain, especially if you bring up the idea. Lesson learned, right? Haha.
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